Choice between DNA primer sets (A or B) of the ForenSeq kit: forensic evaluation in a Mexican admixed population sample.

Massively parallel sequencing (MPS) overcomes many PCR-CE limitations to analyze STRs and allow simultaneous inclusion of SNPs in forensic cases. By MPS, the ForenSeq™ DNA Signature Prep kit analyzes 27 aSTRs, 7 X-STRs, 24Y-STRs, and 94 identity-informative SNPs (iiSNPs) with the DNA Primer Set-A (DPS-A). Optionally, the DNA Primer Set-B (DPS-B) adds to the analysis 56 ancestry-informative SNPs (aiSNPs) and 24 phenotype-informative SNPs (piSNPs), but diminishes from 96 to 32 the number of samples per sequencing run.

Accuracy of Eye and Hair Color Prediction in Mexican Mestizos from Monterrey City Based on ForenSeq DNA Signature Prep.

Forensic genomic systems allow simultaneously analyzing identity informative (iiSNPs), ancestry informative (aiSNPs), and phenotype informative (piSNPs) genetic markers. Among these kits, the ForenSeq DNA Signature prep (Verogen) analyzes identity STRs and SNPs as well as 24 piSNPs from the HIrisPlex system to predict the hair and eye color. We report herein these 24 piSNPs in 88 samples from Monterrey City (Northeast, Mexico) based on the ForenSeq DNA Signature prep.

Characterization of 58 STRs and 94 SNPs with the ForenSeq™ DNA signature prep kit in Mexican-Mestizos from the Monterrey city (Northeast, Mexico).

Background: STR allele frequency databases from populations are necessary to take full advantage of the increased power of discrimination offered by massively parallel sequencing (MPS) platforms.

Material And Methods: For this reason, we sequenced 58 STRs (aSTRs, X-STRs, and Y-STRs) and 94 identity informative SNPs (iiSNPs) on 105 Mestizo (admixed) individuals from Monterrey City (Northeast, Mexico), with the Primer Set-A of the ForenSeq™ DNA Signature Prep Kit.

Results: Most of the STR markers were in Hardy Weinberg equilibrium, with a few exceptions.

Allele and haplotype frequencies of 12 X-STRs in Mexican population.

The use of X-chromosome short tandem repeats (X-STRs) to solve complex kinship cases has been facilitated by commercial human identification kits, such as the Argus X-12 kit (Qiagen), and the free-access software FamlinkX. For this purpose, allele and haplotype frequencies are required in the populations to be employed. Therefore, we obtained Argus X-12 haplotypes in 933 unrelated males from seven different geographic regions from Mexico.

Forensic parameters of the X-STR Decaplex system in Mexican populations.

We studied the X-STR decaplex system in 529 DNA female samples of Mexican populations from five geographic regions. Allele frequencies and forensic parameters were estimated in each region and in the pooled Mexican population. Genotype distribution by locus was in agreement with Hardy-Weinberg expectations in each Mexican population sample.